Chapter 464: End the trip to Hong Kong City and go home!
Meeting the expectant looks in their eyes, Lin Siqiao didn't know what to say.
In fact, she was a little confused at the moment and had no idea what Bank of China was up to.
But there is one thing Lin Siqiao is very sure of, that is, Bank of China actually has high expectations for this cooperation.
Otherwise, Manager Kuang wouldn't have spent more than two hours just looking at the project plan.
It can be seen from the other party's reaction that he approves and is satisfied with his plan.
Afterwards, Manager Kuang asked Lin Siqiao some questions about investment and how he viewed the future development of Hong Kong City.
Time passed quickly while we were chatting.
Finally, the secretary came in and reminded several times that it was getting late, and Manager Kuang ended the topic with a sense of unfulfilled desire.
In short, everything went smoothly. Just when Lin Siqiao thought that the deal was almost done, Manager Kuang gave her an unexpected answer.
Lin Siqiao was not unaware that the other party was just waiting and watching.
But after she went back, she went over the matter from beginning to end several times, but still couldn't figure out why Manager Kuang was waiting.
Lin Siqiao couldn't figure it out so she just gave up thinking about it. Two days later she chose to visit again.
Manager Kuang seemed to have guessed that she would come. When Lin Siqiao arrived, two cups of tea were already on the desk.
This time the two chatted for the whole afternoon.
They chatted and drank tea, but Manager Kuang still showed no intention of lending the money.
However, Lin Siqiao did not gain nothing. As the conversations became more and more frequent, she also figured out some things from the other party's words.
Time passed unknowingly and it was mid-September. Lin Siqiao gathered the funds on hand and made a bold decision.
If the bank wants to wait and see, then they will continue to wait and see. She has to take advantage of the fact that the housing prices in the port city have not yet recovered and quickly get the pieces of land near the dock that she has set her eyes on.
It doesn’t matter whether you buy it early or late, the price will only get more expensive as time goes by.
After making up his mind, Lin Siqiao took Li and Yan to start his acquisition plan.
It was only at this moment that Yan Weiren understood why Special Assistant Li had previously told him to have a good rest.
How could he know that if the boss didn't take action, it would be fine, but when he did, it would be such a big deal.
She didn't buy the pier, but she bought a photo of more than 50,000 square meters of wasteland near the pier.
Before Yan Weiren finished the formalities for the wasteland, Lin Siqiao went to the Hong Kong-Macao Ferry Terminal and bought hundreds of houses nearby.
These houses were planned to be demolished when construction of the Hong Kong-Macao Terminal began a few years ago, but later the terminal became unable to make ends meet and the demolition was shelved.
Now that someone is willing to buy their houses, the villagers are so happy that they are almost beating drums and gongs.
After all, this place is far away from the city and transportation is inconvenient. The villagers have been waiting for several years to get the demolition money.
With money they can move to the city, which will make it easier for them to find jobs and their children will also receive a better education.
They were happy, but Yan Weiren was the one who suffered.
Hundreds of houses! It is no exaggeration to say that the deeds of these houses piled together filled up the entire living room. It took Yan Weiren more than half a month just to sort them out.
Fortunately, the boss is generous!
The day after they bought the house, Lin Siqiao rewarded them with a generous bonus and promised that after things in Hongcheng were successfully concluded, each of them would have a month's paid vacation.
In addition, Lin Siqiao paid for all air tickets and hotel expenses during the vacation.
After knowing this, the two said nothing, but worked even harder.
By the middle of the month, all the land procedures were finally completed, and after careful consideration, Lin Siqiao decided to set up a branch in Gangcheng.
Of course, all this also depends on when the Bank of China will release the loan. If the other party keeps dragging it out, the establishment of the branch will have to be postponed temporarily.
But before Lin Siqiao could contact Bank of China, she received a call from HSBC.
The person who called was Xu Weijie.
On the phone, the other party did not elaborate, but just asked Lin Siqiao if she had time, as he had something he wanted to talk to her about.
After all, they are old classmates, so Lin Siqiao has to give him this face. In fact, even if Xu Weijie didn't make this call, Lin Siqiao also planned to find a time to meet and chat with him.
The reason is simple: she is still lacking a person in charge at the branch.
Xu Weijie is a local and studied economics. Apart from him, Lin Siqiao really can't find anyone more suitable than him. The most important thing is that his position and beliefs have always been firm, which is really rare in Hong Kong at this stage.
Half an hour later, the two met in the cafe on the first floor of the Peninsula Hotel.
Xu Weijie was as direct as ever. After sitting down, he stated his purpose straight away.
"I'm sorry, the call just now was made by my manager."
Lin Siqiao didn't say anything, but just raised her eyebrows and looked over. She said, why did Xu Weijie suddenly call her? After all this time, it turned out that it was that Adam who was still harboring evil intentions.
Sure enough, Xu Weijie's next words confirmed her guess.
"Our manager knows that you haven't gotten a loan yet, and he also knows about your purchase of land."
"He was sure you wouldn't give up the two docks, so he wanted to send me here as a middleman."
Lin Siqiao was not surprised to hear this, and just said, "So you came here today to persuade me to accept the agreement of your company?"
"That's not the case."
Xu Weijie smiled and said, "I am paid by HSBC, so I have to do what my boss tells me to do. He asked me to be a middleman, so I came. As for the choice, the decision is yours."
That being said, but as far as he knew, she had made it clear that day that she would no longer cooperate with HSBC, so she would definitely not look back.
Unexpectedly, Lin Siqiao suddenly threw the question to him.
"So from the perspective of an old classmate, do you think I should accept it?"
Xu Weijie paused, and after about ten seconds, he said.
"There aren't many banks that can lend you HK$200 million, but that agreement is a losing bet."
At this point, Xu Weijie did not hide anything. "I know you will not choose HSBC because it was not your goal from the beginning."
Lin Siqiao was really surprised. She asked Xu Weijie to explain, "How did you know that my target is not HSBC?"
"It's that project proposal." Xu Weijie said, "I've seen the project proposal you made. I've been in the same class with you for a year, and I know your level. I guess that project proposal was probably something you brought in to make up the numbers."
As for why she went through so much trouble, Xu Weijie really didn't understand.
But this was a private matter and he didn't want to ask too much.
"Today is just a small talk, I will forget about it afterwards. I still say the same thing, the decision is yours."
Lin Siqiao was not annoyed when his thoughts were exposed in public, but just smiled.
"Well, please go back and tell Mr. Adam that as long as I am here, Huaxing will never cooperate with HSBC."
"Yes, I understand."
Xu Weijie drank the coffee in the cup in one gulp and then stood up.
"Then I won't disturb your rest. If you need me, just ask..."
"I really can use you."
Lin Siqiao smiled and said seriously, "Xu Weijie, I'm still short of a person in charge of the Hongcheng branch. Are you interested in coming to help me?"
Lin Siqiao calculated that she could stay in Hong Kong for at most half a month.
"You can think about it carefully. When you have made up your mind, it will not be too late to give me an answer."
Xu Weijie was stunned for a moment, but finally nodded.
After seeing Xu Weijie off, it was already late, so Lin Siqiao planned to visit Mr. Kuang early tomorrow morning.
Whether things succeed or fail is up to her, she can't stay in Hong Kong forever.
To Lin Siqiao's surprise, she actually received a call from Mr. Kuang early the next morning.
Even after hanging up the phone, Lin Siqiao was still a little dazed.
Why did the other party suddenly agree?
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Boss! Boss, are you awake?"
What was different from usual was that today, Li and Yan's voices sounded particularly anxious.
Lin Siqiao opened the door. When she was about to tell the two people that Bank of China had agreed to lend money, they took the lead and handed over the newspaper in their hands.
The news headlines in Hong Kong are generally exaggerated, and this time is no exception.
Although this news was reprinted from the United States' Daily Telegraph, any discerning person can see that this news is well-founded and obviously not groundless.
Lin Siqiao suddenly understood it at this moment.
The reason why Bank of China has been waiting on the sidelines is actually because it is waiting for definite news from above.
It's just that it happened to be a sensitive time and the higher-ups didn't have the extra energy to take care of this side, so they haven't let go yet.
Lin Siqiao's guess is correct, but not entirely correct.
The Bank of China has indeed been waiting for news from the organization, but the most important reason is that they really cannot come up with so much money in a short period of time.
Over the years, Bank of China has helped the country preserve a lot of overseas assets.
The economic downturn has caused banks' income to plummet.
The 200 million Hong Kong dollars was raised by the Bank of China in collaboration with its two overseas branches.
Fortunately, it's all over.
On the same day, Lin Siqiao and Bank of China officially signed the loan contract.
With the money, the dock issues will naturally be solved.
At the end of the month, Lin Siqiao took control of the two docks.
After half a month of careful consideration, Xu Weijie finally submitted his resignation letter to HSBC.
The reason was that after getting the loan, Lin Siqiao sent someone to deliver his business plan to him.
After reading it, Xu Weijie was deeply touched.
He really wanted to see whether the future port city and the future continent would be as prosperous as described!
At the beginning of the month, Huaxing Group’s Hong Kong City Branch was officially established.
However, Lin Siqiao really had no money to buy an office building at the moment. After Manager Kuang found out, he took the initiative to suggest that Lin Siqiao and others come to work at his place first.
There are still several floors of the Bank of China Building that are vacant. These houses have been empty for too long and are a bit run-down inside, so they don’t plan to charge rent.
Manager Kuang asked Lin Siqiao to hire a decoration team and they could move in after some simple cleaning.
Lin Siqiao thought about it and agreed, but he still had to pay the rent.
Unexpectedly, Manager Kuang was particularly persistent on this matter. He said, "These houses are empty anyway. It's not easy to be away from home. Any help is appreciated."
"Besides, I'm not helping you for nothing. Your company pays a lot of interest every year. After a few years, when we have saved enough money, we plan to build a new office building in Central!"
As he said this, he took out a manuscript that he had treasured for a long time.
"This was designed for me by a close friend of mine. How about it? Isn't it special?"
Lin Siqiao was speechless when he saw it. Wow, it turns out that he also contributed to the new Bank of China Building.
Time flies, and it is December in a blink of an eye.
After Lin Siqiao arranged everything in Gangcheng, he began to prepare for his return trip.
Nowadays, there is only one way to return to the mainland from the port city, and that is to go through Luohu customs to Shenzhen. I forgot to mention that Shenzhen was not called Shenzhen at that time, it was called Bao'an County.
The Luohu County town was not big in the 1980s, but fortunately there was a small railway station.
Lin Siqiao needs to take a train from here to Yangcheng, and then transfer to Beijing. Fortunately, there is an express train from Yangcheng to Beijing, but even the express train will take nearly 40 hours.
In short, the road home is long and difficult.
On the day of his departure, many people came to see Lin Siqiao off.
Fortunately, Xu Weijie had made arrangements with the staff on duty at the customs clearance port in advance, otherwise the inspection alone would have taken several hours.
"Boss, I wish you a safe journey."
"Well, come back soon. I'll call you if you have anything."
"good"
Several people waved goodbye. Before leaving, Lin Siqiao stayed there for a long time. She had no reluctance or nostalgia. At this moment, she just wanted to work hard.
After a moment, Lin Siqiao strode forward dragging his suitcase.
It has been two years and four months since she was released, and she misses home.
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